Originally Posted by
etherhuffer
I have avoided used cranks after a bonehead move on my part rounded out a non drive side arm. That said, have folks done ok with used cranks in general? Seems like every on-off cycle raises risk of a bad seat on the square taper.
I wouldn’t. Square taper cranks are one of these things where are too many opportunities to screw things up, either inadequate torquing when installing, the whole “grease vs no grease” debate, stripping the threads when extracting. Some things are foolproof - square taper brands are not. I’ll buy new and any subsequent damage is on me.